TimesLIVE reports that seven police officers who allegedly stole money and cigarettes from a shop in Nigel, Ekurhuleni, were remanded after appearing in court on Monday.
They face charges of theft, corruption, malicious damage to property and defeating the administration of justice. The officers are from the Ekurhuleni infrastructure unit and Germiston crime intelligence. “It is alleged that on July 15 the seven members went to LM Café in Nigel, damaged some of the property in the shop, including breaking a safe where money was kept, and took an amount of R172,400 and 152 boxes of illicit cigarettes and left,” National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana indicated. The officers opened a case against the shop owner, but the case was not enrolled because they not complete the required form that listed confiscated items. On the same day, the shop owner reported the matter to the police. After investigations by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, the seven handed themselves over and were remanded. The case was postponed to next Monday for a formal bail application. The NPA intends to oppose bail.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at TimesLIVE
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